Locum Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - EB Team Luton

Integrated Care System; Luton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Health Service Provider in Luton is seeking a Locum Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist for a fixed term post. The role involves providing psychiatric assessments, leading teams, and ensuring high standards of care for young people with mental health issues. Candidates must have GMC registration, relevant qualifications, and experience in child psychiatry. This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in assessment and management of children and young people with complex mental health disorders.
• Section 12 approved and Approved Clinician status or willing to apply.
• Higher training in a specific psychotherapeutic treatment or modality.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment and treatment where appropriate.
• Contribute a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team.
• Facilitate the development of the team and wider service.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

CPT knowledge

Education

Full GMC registration

MRCPsych parts 1&2

Higher academic degree

Job description

Locum Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - EB Team Luton

A Locum consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist is required for the South Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The post is an 10 PA fixed term post. The post-holder will join the Emotional and Behavioural team at Charter House Luton CAMHS, a long-established service for the assessment and treatment of young people up to the age of 18 years, their families and carers living in South Bedfordshire CAMHS.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Locum Consultant is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment where appropriate, contribute a psychiatric perspective, provide senior clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, offer consultation to other professionals and agencies and facilitate the development of the team and wider service.

The consultant will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of terms and conditions of service, the post holder will be expected to observe the agreed policies of the East London Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters. The post holder will be expected to adhere to Trust policies.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for details.

For further information please contact Dr Hilary Gahan

[e-mail]

Person Specification

Education

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych parts 1&2 or equivalent
• Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register or CCT in appropriate specialty (or within 6 months)
• Section 12 approved and Approved Clinician status or willing to apply for approval
• Higher academic degree

Experience

• Possesses an extensive range of clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills.
• Experience of assessment and management of CYP with complex mental health disorders

Knowledge and Skills

• Concerned to maintain and develop this knowledge
• Displays sound professional judgement
• Exercises sound clinical risk management
• Sees patients within a holistic context
• Creative in the design and implementation of treatment programmes
• Appreciation and understanding of transcultural and gender issues in psychiatry
• Shows an approach based on critical enquiry and evidence based practice
• Able to balance competing demands and prioritise
• Higher training in a specific psychotherapeutic treatment or modality e.g., Family Therapy, CBT, individual or group psychotherapy.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Strong leadership and co-ordination skills with ability to direct and organise teams
• Excellent communication skills with a range of different people
• Ability to build effective relationships with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals
• Ability to cope with considerable pressure and adapt to constant change and new demands
• Shows enthusiasm and initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, colleagues and the organisation

Teaching

• Experience of teaching in small groups and lecturing
• Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, academic and clinical
• Familiarity with problem based learning approaches

Management/Audit

• Enthusiastic and organised approach to audit and quality assurance
• Ability to operate effectively in a committee
• Training in management skills
• Experience of management of a clinical area
• Experience of service development

Research

• Experience in a research project
• Publication accepted by peer review journals in a relevant academic field

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel to other venues in the community including patients' homes
• Driving license

Other

• Meets professional health requirements
• Adherence to the highest ethical and professional standards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.